computer assistance needed

[Howardrg]

Need some help please.

Getting the dreaded blue screen of death when downloading.

Windows suggests that I disable bios memory options caching and shadowing.

SOOOOOoooooo how do I do this ?

Thanks in advance

Howard

 

[Woodstock]

What version of Windows are you running?

 

[SouthernCruizer]

Need some help please.Getting the dreaded blue screen of death when downloading.

Windows suggests that I disable bios memory options caching and shadowing.

SOOOOOoooooo how do I do this ?

Thanks in advance

Howard

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When you power up the computer, watch for options on the bottom left of your monitor...usually the F1 or F2 key to get into setup...hit the key, then you'll be brought to the set up screen...you'll have options there, and it will probably be in ADVANCED options...just go thru and look for caching and shadowing options.

Jay

'04 FJR 1300

 

[Howardrg]

Woodstock :: Windows XP with SP 2. Have recently done a reinstall of windows hoping to sort out the problem.

SouthernCruizer :: If you are refering to bios setup, I have been there and find no referance to the settings as above. I was hoping that there was another place to look.

Thanks

Howard

 

[radman]

SP2 is the latest Windows attempt to make me and Steve Wozniak buds. I uninstalled it mere minutes after installing it, it was that bad.

 

[SouthernCruizer]

Woodstock :: Windows XP with SP 2. Have recently done a reinstall of windows hoping to sort out the problem. SouthernCruizer :: If you are refering to bios setup, I have been there and find no referance to the settings as above. I was hoping that there was another place to look.

Thanks

Howard

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Sorry I couldnt help. I dont know of any other way to get into the BIOS setup other than at initial boot up. Since BIOS is part of the machine language and not a part of the OS (Windows), I dont think you will be able to get into it once you are in Windows.

You could try the Microsoft Knowledge Base for potential solutions to your problem.

Jay

'04 FJR 1300

 

[radman]

If it's a factory built comp (Dell, Gateway) you probably can't get into the bios, other than to set the time. I repeat-install SP2, have problem, uninstall SP2. It's a **** piece of writing.

 

[FJRJeff]

If it's a factory built comp (Dell, Gateway) you probably can't get into the bios, other than to set the time. I repeat-install SP2, have problem, uninstall SP2. It's a **** piece of writing.

Access to the BIOS depends on the type of computer as well as the manufacturer. This guide may help:

https://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm

As for SP2, it seems picky about certain peripherals. I attempted to install it 4 or 5 times before getting frustrated and handing it off to our IT guy at work. Turns out the USB 2.0 card I installed was causing headaches. He pulled it out, SP2 went in trouble free, then reinstalled the USB card no problem.

 

[radman]

Acessing it, and being able to change any of it's settings without a factory password are two different things. At least thats been my experience, which is admittedly limited. I can access every little bit of my boxed motherboard bios settings, unlike the wifes Gateway, or my Dell at work, which allow but maybe 1/10th of the options.

 

[bigdolma]

typical Bios keys are

F1, F2, DEL, F8, F12...

try anyone of these during the boot

 

[FJRJeff]

Acessing it, and being able to change any of it's settings without a factory password are two different things. At least thats been my experience, which is admittedly limited. I can access every little bit of my boxed motherboard bios settings, unlike the wifes Gateway, or my Dell at work, which allow but maybe 1/10th of the options.

My Dell at home is fully accessible. There is no factory password on my BIOS....

Don't recall the model off the top of my head.

 

[bigdolma]

If you have a BIOS password,

Turn PC off, pull the AC plug, open the box and on the motherboard you will see a Battery, kinda like a watch battery but a little bigger in diameter. Carefully remove the battery, wait about 30 seconds, place the battery back...put everything together and turn it back on.

You are good to go an kiss the BIOS password goodbye.

 

[FJR1300]

If it's a factory built comp (Dell, Gateway) you probably can't get into the bios, other than to set the time.

Actually you can get into any bios, just watch the screen and it will tell you what key to push. Some default keys are "Delete" "Esc" and "F2".

 

[radman]

My Dell at home is fully accessible. There is no factory password on my BIOS....
Don't recall the model off the top of my head.

So you can bring up this

screen when accessing the Bios? You have a one of a kind then. Factory builds prevent you from accessing the bios in detail because people would be cooking **** faster than you can say "warranty".

This

is typically about as much detail as the average user will see. When Joe average hears the word "overclock", factory cust svc reps shiver. My home builts (gamer and worker) have roughly 8-10 screens like the first one pictured, with every setting adjustable.

 

[Bounce]

SP2 is the latest Windows attempt to make me and Steve Wozniak buds. I uninstalled it mere minutes after installing it, it was that bad.

The main problems with SP2 are that it turns on the security options that were always there but defaulted to "none". That left XP wide open for exploitation. It was identified as a problem at least a year before release and M$ did nothing about the risk. All they had to do was to set the default settings on to lock down the system from attacks but M$ was more interested in protecting their Help Desk than securing their OS. After many a public airing of the dirty laundry that resulted, SP2 finally addressed the issue. However, developers had gotten so used to having universal "root" access within the various Windows versions that they had ignored standard programming practices for a multi-user/multi-processing OS. When SP2 locked down the security their programs choked because they assumed they could write to the OS folder and to places they didn't need to be screwing with. Everyone pointed fingers at SP2 as the culprit when in reality it was sloppy applications programming that was at the root cause.

BTW: I'm far from a M$ apologist but laying blame at M$ feet only goes so far. Their culpability is that they were the enablers for so many years. They could have begun the process back with the release of NT 4.1.

 

[FJRJeff]

My Dell at home is fully accessible. There is no factory password on my BIOS....

Don't recall the model off the top of my head.

So you can bring up this

screen when accessing the Bios? You have a one of a kind then. Factory builds prevent you from accessing the bios in detail because people would be cooking **** faster than you can say "warranty".

Absolutely. Been in there numerous times, from the getgo.

I highly doubt it's one of a kind, though. I wouldn't be surprised if depending upon the model you get they limit your access, but Dell has never had a problem with me mucking about in the system, including the guts, and all without voiding the warranty, something Compaq would not do when a hard drive failed on me at a critical time (they wanted me to wait a month for onsite repair, to which I told them 1) keep the warranty and 2) I'm no longer your customer). My Dell is a few years old - not sure if that makes any difference or not.

 

[vdoguy]

This fix has been known to work: https://www.apple.com/getamac/

 

[fjrchik]

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finally! the best answer yet!!

 

[DucatiSSsp]

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finally! the best answer yet!!

+1 as I lean over to my other desk and pat my dormant PowerMac 9600/350........when life was so much more simple!

Cheers,

Bryce